Golf-ball marker.



PATENTED APR. 9, 1907. J.- 0. 00M.

GOLF BALL MARKER.

APPLICATION FILED [A331, 1806.

JOHN C. CORY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GOLF-BALL MARKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.lcatented April 9, 1907'.

Application filed March 31,1906. Serial No- 309,048.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. CORY, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Golf-BallMarkers, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exactspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in golf-ballmarkers; and it consists of a novel, cheap, and efficient device forimpressing letters, initials, or other characters into the surface ofballs by means of dies without distorting or subjecting them to anyundue pressure which would alter their shape, and thus interfere withtheir use fulness.

In the drawings illustrating one form of my invention, Figure 1 is aside elevation, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a top view of the frame ormain forging. Fig. 3 is a perspectivelview of the die-holder. Fig. 4 isa bottom view of the said die-holder with a die in place, and Fig. 5 isa perspective view of a golf-ball after it has been subjected to theaction of the device.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in all the drawings.

As will be seen, the device comprises a frame, casting, or forging 1,which is provided with a truncated spherical ball-receptacle 2 of thedesired size for the reception of a golfball and which has sufficientsupporting-stir-- face to distribute the pressure without danger offorming any ridges or any unevennesses in the plastic ball when the dieis operated.

In Fig. 1, 3 is the ball in place. 4 is the dieholder pivoted to theframe at 5, and it carries a die 6 of any desired character, which isprovided with raised characters or letters, formed upon the face thereofin position to press against the golf-ball when it is seated uponthe'ball-holder 2. The die 6 may be either integral with or removablefrom the frame 4. To the frame or support is also pivoted the powermember 7, as at 8, and this power member is provided with a slot or Isocket 9, in which the ball or end 10 of the die-holder is adapted toloosely operate, so that when the power member is depressed the die anddie-holder are operated and caused to imprint the desired character onthe ball. A spring 11, having one or more coils around the pivot 8, maybe advantageously used to maintain the parts in the open condition.

It is obvious that many changes and modifications can be made in thedetails of my invention without departing from the spirit thereof, and Ido not limit myself to the particular form described; but

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A golf-ball marker comprising a frame having a concave ball-seat, amovable dieholder, an inelastic die secured to said holder with raisedcharacters, the faces of which correspond to the shape of the ball, anda power member adapted to operate said dieholder and die, substantiallyas described.

2. A golf-ball marker comprising a frame having a concave ball-seat, adie-holder pivoted to said frame and provided with an inelastic diehaving a curved contour, and a power member likewise pivoted to theframe and engaging said die-holder for operating the same, substantiallyas described.

3. A golf-ball marker comprising a cupshaped seat, a movable die-holderpivotally mounted adjacent thereto, an inelastic die,

mounted on said holder having raised char acters thereon with curvedfaces, and a pivoted power member engaging with said dieholder andadapted to operate the same, substantially as described.

4. A golf-ball marker comprising a frame having a cup-shaped seat, amovable dieholder pivotally mounted on said frame adj acent thereto, andhaving an inelastic die with raised characters mounted thereon the facesof which correspond to the curvature of the ball, and a power memberalso pivoted to said frame and a ball-and-socket connection between thedie-holder, and power member, and a spring for maintaining the die inits normal position, substantially as described.

5. A golf-ball marker comprising a frame having a ring-shaped inelasticball-seat with concaved seating-surface, a movable dieholder pivotallymounted on said frame, an

inelastic die in said holder provided With a In testimony whereof I havehereunto set curved face and raised characters, a power my hand in thepresence of two subscribing member pivotally mounted in said frame, anWitnesses.

operating connection between said power JOHN C. CORY. member and saiddie-holder, and a spring for Witnesses:

maintaining the die in normal position, sub- R. H. MITCHELL,

stantially as described. ADOLPH E. DINSE.

